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Jim Mazzulla wrote:
> Will this type of delivery system ever be reliable? I mean,
> cable can get cut, storms, sunspots, a flock of crows, etc
> can interfere with your SAT reception but when these
> occurrences are remediated or disappear, you're back up
> =without= intervention on your behalf (i.e. you need do
> =nothing=). With Internet delivery, if the connection to
> your ISP gets dropped for whatever reason, don't you have to
> manually reconnect to re-establish the feed? Not a big deal
> if it occurs while you're sitting in front of your screen
> but what about when you're out to lunch, asleep, or
> otherwise indisposed?
I think an Internet feed is feasible only with an always-on connection
such as a cable-based ISP.
Carroll Slemaker
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